Albinus, (flourished 2nd century ad), Greek philosopher, a pupil of Gaius and a teacher of Galen, and a forerunner of Neoplatonism.

Albinus integrated the ideas of various schools of philosophy in order to shed light on the Platonic system of thought. One of his major works, the Epitome, is an analysis of Plato’s philosophy, using Stoic and Peripatetic doctrines as tools to understand Plato better. The work was presented in three parts: logical, theoretical, and practical. When he wrote the theoretical section, he used Aristotle’s system of dividing knowledge into three branches: mathematics, physics, and metaphysics. The practical section comprisedethics, economics, and politics. Albinus helped pave the way for the Neoplatonist movement.

Learn More in these related articles:

the last school of Greek philosophy, given its definitive shape in the 3rd century ce by the one great philosophical and religious genius of the school, Plotinus. The ancient philosophers who are generally classified as Neoplatonists called themselves simple “Platonists,” as did the...

428/427 bce Athens, Greece 348/347 Athens ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates (c. 470–399 bce), teacher of Aristotle (384–322 bce), and founder of the Academy, best known as the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence.